Curtain-carrier



L. G. S. SLOCUM, DECD. B. E. WOODWARD, ADMINISTRATOR.

CURTAIN CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, l9l9- 1,364,458, Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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Anon-I! UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LESLIE G. S. SLOCUM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; B. E. WOODWARDADMINIS- TRATOR OF SAID LESLIE G. S. SLOGU'M, DECEASED.

CURTAIN-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 4, 1921.

Application filed September 24, 1919. Serial No. 325,867.

'1 0 all w ham it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnsmn G. S. SLooUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a curtain carrier for automobiles andother-vehicles and especially to a carrier and curtain supportedthereby, which may be swung to opened or closed position in unison withthe door of the vehicle.

In automobiles and like vehicles provided with folding or permanenttops, it is common practice to provide detachable curtains whereby thesides of the car or vehicle may be inclosed during windy and rainyweather. Curtains of this character are usually secured at their upperends to the top of the vehicle and at their lower ends to the body andthe doors and as buttons or clasps are employed to secure the curtains,it can readily be seen that the curtains must be released before thedoors can be opened. This causes considerable inconvenience and delayand is often the cause of torn curtains as the curtains are seldomopened sufliciently to permit convenient room for entrance or exit.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple,substantial and cheaply manufactured curtain carrier which is adapted tobe hingedly attached to the top ofa vehicle in alinement with the doorhinges, thus permitting-the carrier and ourtain supported thereby toswing to opened or closed position'in unison with the door.

Another object of the invention is to providea curtain carrier which,while hingedly mounted, may be raised or lowered with relation to thetop to form a weather-proof joint between the curtain and the top whenthe curtain and door are closed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for automaticallylocking the carrier either in raised or lowered position.

Further objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a partial side elevation of an automobile, showing the applicationof the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed side elevation, part ally in section, showing thecurtain car- IIGIT ZLTICl the mounting provided therefor.

Fig. 3 1s a. detail cross sectional view of the top, showing theposition of the carrier with relation to the top.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of a pintle-employed in connection with thehinged mounting of the curtain carrier.

Referring to the drawings in' detail, A indicates a standard form ofautomobile; 2, the top; and 3, side curtains of the detachable typeemployed for inclosing the car during windy or rainy weather. Thestructure forming the subject matter of the present invention relates toa curtain and carrier employed in conjunction with each door, thecurtains being generally indicated at 4 and the carrier at 5. Thecarrier proper consists of an arm 6 of sufiicient length to span theopening formed by the door. The curtain proper indicated at 4 is securedat its upper end to the bar, as shown in Fig. 2 and is attachedto theupper edge of the door in any suitable manner or by means of buttons 7,such as here shown, thus permitting the curtain 4 to bereadily removedwith relation to the door and" the carrier bar 6 if it is desiredtole'a've the sides of the car open. The bar 6 is in this instancesecuredto a crank arm 8 which is formed integral with a pin 9: This pinis journaled in a bracket 10 formed on the lower end of'a pintle 11,which isturnably mountedin a lug 12 of a hinge bracket" 14.

This bracket is secured by means of screws" 15 to the inside of the mainframe of the top 2 and in direct alinement with the hinges supportingthe door, indicated at 16. Formed on the inner face of the crank arm 8is a lug 17 and formed in a corresponding face of the lug 10 are a pairof grooves 18 and 18 (see Figs. 2 and 4),'with which the lug is adaptedto engage, as will hereinafter be described. Formed or otherwise securedon the outer end of the pin 9is' a collar 19 and surrounding the pin 9and interposed between the bracket 10 and the collar 19 is a coil spring20 which serves the function of producing a frictional engagementbetween the crank arm and the bracket 10 and to retain the lugs 17 inengagement with the grooves 18 or 18*.

The operation of the carrier and the curtain supported thereby issubstantially as follows: With the bracket 14: secured on the interiorside of the main frame of the top 2 it can be seen that a hinge mountingis provided for the bar or curtain carrier 6, which permits the bar andcurtain to swing to opened or closed position in unison with the door.This swinging movement is, however, only permitted when the bar 6 isturned to the lowered position shown at 21 in Fig. 3 as it will onlyclear the frame of the top in this position. The bar 6 normally assumesthe full line position indicated at 22 when the door and curtain areclosed; that is,

it lies flush with the inside of the main frame of the top when the doorand curtain are closed, thus forming a weather-proof joint between thecurtain and the top and further, a lock which prevents swinging movementof the arm 6 in an outward direction. If it is desired to open the doorand the curtain it is only necessary to grasp the upper edge of the bar6 and pull it downwardly to the dotted line position shown at 21. Thisdownward pull causes the crank arm 8 and the pin 9 to turn in thebearing formed in the bracket 10 and it will simultaneously permit thespring 20 to yield a suflicient distance to permit the lug 17 to releaseitself with relation to the groove 18 and to engage the groove 18 whenlowered. The lug 17 thus locks the arm or bar 6, either in a raised orlowered position. lVith the bar 6 lowered as shown, it can be seen thatthe curtain will fold itself about the bar as the bar is turned in thedirection of arrow a when lowered. This prevents the curtain frombagging when the bar is lowered and it also places the bar in a positionwhere it will clear the lower edge of the top. The bar, the curtain andthe door may then be opened and swung outwardly in unison as the pintle11 and the lug 12, in which it is mounted, then form a hinge about whichthe bar and curtain may swing in an outward direction. When closing thedoor it is obvious that the curtain and bar will swing to closedposition, in unison with the same, due to the fact that the curtain isattached to the door. To prevent flapping of the curtain and to form aweatherproof joint between the curtain and the top it will then only benecessary to grasp the bar and swing it in the bearing bracket 10 to theupper position, where it is auto matically locked by the lug 17 engagingthe upper groove 18. The bar is in this manner placed inside of theframe of the top and curtain may be readily detached or applied,

whenever desired, and further, that if a folding top is employed, noobstruction will be presented as the bar 6 supporting the curtain willlie flush with the inside frame of the top.

While a more or less specific structure is here shown, I wish itunderstood that vavious changes in design and proportions may beresorted to within the scope of the appended claims; similarly, that thematerials and finish of the several parts employed may be such as theexperience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is- 1. The combination with the top and the door of anautomobile, of a bar hingedly secured to the top in alinement with thedoor hinges and a curtain secured to the bar and the door, said bar andcurtain adapted to be swung open or closed in unison with the door, andmeans swinging the bar to a raised or lowered position with relation tothe top.

2. The combination with the top and the door of an automobile, of ahinged member secured on the interior side of the top and in alinementwith the hinges of the door, a bar supported by the hinge, a curtainsecured at its upper end to the bar and at its lower end to the door,means on the hinge permitting raising and lowering of the bar withrelation to the top, and means on the hinge for locking the bar eitherin a raised or in a lowered position.

3. The combination with the top and the door of an automobile, of ahinge member secured to the top in alinement with the door hinges, apintle turnably mounted in the hinge, a'crank, a pin turnably mounted inthe lower end of the pintle, a crank arm secured on the pin, a barextending parallel with the top and secured to the crank arm, a curtainsecured at its upper end to the bar and at its lower end to the door,and means for locking the bar against turning movement in the pintle.

4. The combination with the top and the door of an automobile, of ahinge member secured to the top in alinement with the door hinges, apintle turnably mounted in the hinge, a crank, a pin turnably mounted inthe lower end of the pintle, a crank arm secured on the pin, a barextending parallel with the top and secured to the crank arm, a curtainsecured at its upper end to the bar and at its lower. end to the door, aspring interposed between the pintle and a collar secured on the pin,which is turnably mounted in the pint-le, means actuated by said springfor locking the pin, the crank arm and the bar carried thereby againstturn- .ing movement in the pintle.

5. The combination with the top and the door of an automobile, of ahinge member secured to the top in alinement with the door hinges, apintle turnably mounted in the hinge and having grooves formed therein,a crank, a pin turnably mounted in the lower end of the pintle, a crankarm secured on the pin, a bar extending parallel with the top andsecured to the crank arm, a curtain secured at its upper end to the barand at its lower end to the door, a spring interposed between the pintleand a collar secured on the pin, which is turnably mounted in thepintle, means actuated by said spring for locking the pin, the crank armand the bar carried thereby against turning movement in the pintle, anda lug on the crank arm engageable with said grooves.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LESLIE G. S. SLOOUM, Witnesses:

JOHN H. HERRING, WM. H. BAUER.

